Mormon gender roles
On 30 years of Mormon belonging and not-belonging
By Jana Riess — September 11, 2023
(RNS) — I became a Mormon 30 years ago with both eyes open, and that has made all the difference.
How Mormons are sabotaging marriage and the family
By Jana Riess — June 24, 2022
(RNS) — People rightly object to the hot-wife-as-reward fallacy; it’s sexist, shallow and theologically bankrupt. But here’s another objection I haven’t heard raised: This is a surefire way to torpedo a marriage before it even begins.
LuLaRoe and the shadow side of Mormon gender roles
By Jana Riess — September 16, 2021
(RNS) — A new docuseries shows how a Mormon couple recycled anti-feminist ideas to stay-at-home moms for profit.
Mormonism’s surprising gender fluidity
By Jana Riess — May 29, 2020
Taylor Petrey's new book argues that gender identity in Mormonism is not fixed, but fluid and changeable. It only *looks* like gender essentialism.
Mormon girls now acknowledge Heavenly Mother, but boys do not
By Jana Riess — November 18, 2019
(RNS) — If young Mormon boys were to explicitly acknowledge Heavenly Mother every week in a devotional way, like the girls now do, that would be an attribution of power — to a woman.
Mormon men are groomed not to listen to women
By Jana Riess — September 10, 2019
(RNS) — Recent news stories have brought home to me how inhospitable the LDS church is to hearing women's voices, and how very hospitable it is to protecting male power.
Major changes to Mormon temple ceremony, especially for women
By Jana Riess — January 3, 2019
Mormon temple rituals have been updated to reflect a greater focus on gender equality, among other changes.
Progress for Mormon women: A historian takes the long view
By Jana Riess — December 3, 2018
(RNS) — Historian Colleen McDannell sees long-term progress for Mormon women in several key areas, including the temple endowment (no more curses for Eve!), softer rhetoric about working women, and — yes — even the Proclamation on the Family.
10 ways to imagine a New Mormonism
By Jana Riess — October 15, 2018
From dismantling patriarchy to having more potlucks, guest blogger Mette Harrison suggests 10 ways toward a kinder, gentler Mormonism.
Why this Mormon girl wanted to be a Mormon boy
By Jana Riess — April 17, 2018
At age nine, Mette Harrison made a conscious decision to masquerade as a boy as much as possible, mainly at school, because she hated being a girl. Specifically, she hated being a girl in the Mormon world.
7 dating tips for Mormon women, helpfully mansplained for you
By Jana Riess — September 30, 2016
Single Mormon women: You've been hijacked by dangerous feminist ideologies that prevent you from recognizing that you can never be happy without a man. Any man. So sisters, get with the program.
6 unexpected findings about Mormon doubters — and one that’s no surprise
By Jana Riess — July 29, 2016
Older Mormons, not younger ones, are more likely to doubt -- and women are just as likely to doubt as men. These are just two of the surprising findings from Pew's study of Mormons, which is heavily weighted toward the experiences of active Latter-day Saints.
The Mormon fallout of legalized same-sex marriage
By Jana Riess — July 1, 2016
One year after the Obergefell decision, many are still suffering the aftershocks of the LDS Church's resistance to LGBT equality.
5 themes Mormons can watch for in this weekend’s LDS General Conference
By Jana Riess — October 2, 2015
Will Mormons get an apostle of color this weekend, someone who represents the broadening international base of the LDS Church? And four other possible themes of General Conference.
The Mormon modesty wars: No more “slut-shaming,” please
By Jana Riess — September 28, 2015
I see positive signs that we may have turned a corner in the Mormon modesty wars. Pass the root beer, people, and let's celebrate.
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